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Today's Politics News: Palin links resignation to 'higher calling' Analysis: Palin's resignation raises questions Obama's trip: A mission to reshape US image Palin attorney warns press on 'defamatory material' Obama's backyard bash 60 votes not so super for Obama, Senate Democrats Obama says Iraq will see difficult days ahead Group Sotomayor advised fought job tests INSIDE WASHINGTON: Archives' record-keeping lapse OAS chief tells Honduras to let Zelaya go back Education secretary challenges NEA on teacher pay Vatican runs deficit amid economic crisis Police name 5 victims of London high-rise fire When Benedict Meets Barack Did hacker threaten Sanford and lover over affair? Both Parties Try to Cash In on Passage of Climate Change Bill Palin Resignation Leaves Party ‘Weaker’ as It Seeks New Leaders Palin links resignation to 'higher calling' Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:25 pm PDT AP - Outgoing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Saturday laid the groundwork to take on a larger, national role after leaving state government, citing a "higher calling" with the aim of uniting the country along conservative lines. Full Story Top Analysis: Palin's resignation raises questions Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:23 pm PDT AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's abrupt and unscripted holiday resignation is an odd way to launch a potential presidential bid and no help for a party battered by scandal and fighting for relevancy. Full Story Top Obama's trip: A mission to reshape US image Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:28 pm PDT AP - Determined to change the way the world views the United States, Barack Obama is onto his next foreign mission: rebuilding relations with Russia, proving to global leaders that America is serious about climate change, and outlining his vision for Africa, his father's birthplace. Full Story Top Palin attorney warns press on 'defamatory material' Sat, 4 Jul 2009 07:23 pm PDT Politico - Palin’s attorney threatens to sue mainstream news organizations if they publish “defamatory” stories. Full Story Top Obama's backyard bash Sat, 4 Jul 2009 05:39 pm PDT Politico - Paul West paint the scene from the Obama's backyard bash in this pool report. Full Story Top 60 votes not so super for Obama, Senate Democrats Sat, 4 Jul 2009 09:02 pm PDT AP - Congress returns for its midsummer session Monday with a Senate supermajority not super enough for President Barack Obama's top priorities to pass without Republican support. Full Story Top Obama says Iraq will see difficult days ahead Sat, 4 Jul 2009 07:30 pm PDT AP - President Barack Obama warned on Saturday "there will be difficult days ahead" in Iraq and said the U.S. will remain a strong partner to Iraq for its security. Full Story Top Group Sotomayor advised fought job tests Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:25 am PDT AP - A civil rights group on whose board Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor served filed racial bias lawsuits over employment examinations that resemble a Connecticut case in which she ruled against white firefighters, documents released by the Senate show. Full Story Top INSIDE WASHINGTON: Archives' record-keeping lapse Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:15 pm PDT AP - National Archives visitors know they'll find the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights in the main building's magnificent rotunda in Washington. But they won't find the patent file for the Wright Brothers' Flying Machine or the maps for the first atomic bomb missions anywhere in the Archives inventory. Full Story Top OAS chief tells Honduras to let Zelaya go back Fri, 3 Jul 2009 04:35 pm PDT Reuters - The Organization of American States tried to convince Honduras on Friday to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya, but it hit a wall as the country's Supreme Court warned the leftist would be arrested if he came home. Full Story Top Education secretary challenges NEA on teacher pay Thu, 2 Jul 2009 12:48 pm PDT AP - Education Secretary Arne Duncan challenged members of the National Education Association Thursday to stop resisting the idea of linking teacher pay to student achievement. Full Story Top Vatican runs deficit amid economic crisis Sat, 4 Jul 2009 09:32 am PDT AP - The Vatican said Saturday it ran a deficit in 2008 as its finances and donations from across the world were hit by the global economic crisis. Full Story Top Police name 5 victims of London high-rise fire Sat, 4 Jul 2009 09:13 am PDT AP - Police on Saturday identified five of the six people killed when fire swept through a London high-rise, as investigators try to find out what started the blaze and whether the building's design contributed to the tragedy. Full Story Top When Benedict Meets Barack Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:20 pm PDT Time.com - The Vatican and the White House juggle their schedules to create a stellar photo opportunity. And Obama and the Pope also have plenty to discuss Full Story Top Did hacker threaten Sanford and lover over affair? Thu, 2 Jul 2009 04:24 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - RIO DE JANEIRO _ A television anchor who's the only journalist known to have spoken with South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's Argentine lover since news of their affair broke last week said the couple received an e-mail threat from the person who hacked into her Hotmail account. Full Story Top Both Parties Try to Cash In on Passage of Climate Change Bill Sat, 4 Jul 2009 06:39 am PDT CQPolitics.com - Within hours of House passage June 26 of sweeping energy legislation, the party fund-raising letters were already going out. Full Story Top Palin Resignation Leaves Party ‘Weaker’ as It Seeks New Leaders Sat, 4 Jul 2009 09:00 pm PDT Bloomberg - July 5 (Bloomberg) -- Sarah Palin’s decision to quit as Alaska governor makes her the third Republican in less than three weeks who may have derailed a promising political career, adding to the woes of a party struggling to redeem itself with voters. Full Story Top

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